Gainesville, FL??

[flygrrrl95 0]

Anyone know the closest decent place to jump is near Gainesville, FL? Thanks!

blue skies,
M

[lauraliscious 0]

Pretty sure it's Palatka.

Enemiga Rodriguez, PMS #369, OrFun #25, Team Dirty Sanchez #116, Pelt Head #29, Muff #4091

[flygrrrl95 0]

Great, I'll take a look. Thanks!


blue skies,
M

[wrightskyguy 1]

Actually, I believe they still jump in Williston, but I don't know for sure. Palatka is a great choice.

John Wright

World's most beloved skydiver

[Snag2 0]

I live in G'ville and jump out in Palatka. The Falling Gators use Palatka. If you happen to be a student be sure to check out www.skydiveuf.com.

[flygrrrl95 0]

Good to know. I'm looking at a Master's program at UF which would start in the fall. I'm a D license jumper with about 750 jumps. UF has the best program in the country for what I'm looking at, but I wouldn't go if I couldn't skydive. :-) Probably not the best way to make decisions about my career, but you have to have priorities, right?

Blue Skies,
M

[lauraliscious 0]

Well, there are tons of great DZ's all over Florida, so you should be fine as far as places to jump go.

Enemiga Rodriguez, PMS #369, OrFun #25, Team Dirty Sanchez #116, Pelt Head #29, Muff #4091

[JGarcia 0]

Hi Megan... I graduated from UF and was also very heavily involved with UF's skydiving club, the Falling Gators. Skydive Palatka is a GREAT choice, and only 45 mins from UF. It is not only the club's home DZ, but it has an incredible vibe, friendly staff, great facilities, and aircraft support. I now live in Orlando, and forego about 3 DZ's that are closer to me to jump at Skydive Palatka. Feel free to PM me if you'd like more details.

Cheers!

--Jairo

Low Profile, snag free helmet mount for your Sony X3000 action cam!

[popsjumper 2]

You can't go wrong with Palatka...tell Art I said hello when you get there.

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

[missg8tordivr 0]

Palatka is a great DZ. It is 45 mins away, but there are several people that come in from Gainesville to jump all the time. There are a variety of disciplines... FF, RW, Birdman, CREW... We mainly like having fun!

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[flygrrrl95 0]

If I end up going to the program, I wouldn't be there until this fall. But if I do, I'll definitely go out and jump!

Blue Skies,
M

[CSpenceFLY 1]

Did you ever live in Atlanta?

[iambeav2 0]

My dad lives in Alachua, but works in Gainesville. I haven't visited him since I've started skydiving (I live in NC and Jump CSS) but I think it's wonderful that if I ever go visit him or move down there to finish college at UF, I'd have a place to go. We're trying to get our college to have a RECOGNIZED jumpclub, ECU Pirates can fly too you know. Just ECU says otherwise...asses.

...it's not the fact that you don't appreciate what you have until it's gone...it's the fact that you don't appreciate what you have until someone appreciates it for you!

[popsjumper 2]

Both the UF and the GaTech clubs were very helpful in getting the UGA club started AND recognized.

My reality and yours are quite different.
I think we're all Bozos on this bus.
Falcon5232, SCS8170, SCSA353, POPS9398, DS239

[berchtoldaj 0]

Art and Jeff are great people. Palatka has a great group of jumpers from the college clubs to the regulars and very friendly atmosphere. I live in Deland, but find myself in Palatka to relax sometimes and make fun jumps.

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